Principal Supplier Quality Specialist

About the role:

As a Principal Supplier Quality Specialist
, you will lead others in multiple quality assurance tasks to ensure externally sourced products meet the quality and technical requirements defined by Westinghouse. You will manage teams in the development of complex supplier development program plans. You will report to the Director, Supplier Quality and be located at any of our Ontario, Canada locations including Peterborough, Burlington and Kitchener. This is a hybrid role.

Employees working in hybrid roles are expected to work onsite 2 days per week.

• Mentor junior oversight personnel with the execution of verification activities, supplier oversight, and resolution of supplier quality issues.

• Manage multiple teams in the execution of supplier oversight activities to verify our suppliers have implemented a Quality Assurance Program determined by the items/services being provided.

• Develop and implement supplier surveillance and oversight plans for complex and first of a kind procurements to ensure compliance with quality and technical standards.

• Perform verification and acceptance activities to confirm items and services being provided by suppliers conform to Westinghouse purchase order requirements.

• Produce certification documents, which identify the procurement requirements met by the purchased material or equipment, such as codes, standards, and other specifications imposed by Westinghouse Customers, for major equipment and components.

• Lead assessments of the global supply base to ensure compliance with applicable regulations, codes and standards.

• Evaluate supplier quality plans and procedures to verify compliance to quality and technical requirements defined by Westinghouse Engineering.

• Review procurement documents to verify technical and quality requirements have been correctly translated from Westinghouse design documents and Customer contracts.

• Lead supplier corrective action, evaluate responses and ensure objective evidence substantiates closure.

• Identify failure causes and trends, rate performance and measure the effectiveness of supplier QA programs, and internal processes.

• Write segments of QA plans, programs and policies according to current Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Westinghouse and customer QA standards for nuclear and non nuclear facilities.

• Be the primary Supplier Quality interface to review documents, including bid specifications, licensing write-ups, proposals, purchase order requisitions, supplier submittals, and other documentation.

• Investigate and report on compliance with technical specifications and verify accuracy of procedures, tests and records.

• Bachelor's Degree in an engineering discipline, technical area.

• 5+ years of supplier oversight experience.

• We require achievement of lead auditor qualifications (ANSI and inspector qualification (ANSI); however, we prefer current qualifications.

• Working knowledge and application involve US NRC Regulations and European Standards. These include 10
  
  CFR
  50 Appendix B and 10
  
  CFR
  21. Additionally, there are national consensus standards of quality assurance, such as ASME B&PV Code, ISO, ANSI ASME NQA-1 ESPN, RCC-M, RCC-E, ISO 9001, ISO 9712 and Appendices. Furthermore, ANSI and the daughter standards are also included, as well as IEEE Standards. Familiarity with NDE techniques and applicable practices such as SNT-TC-1A, ESPN / RCC.

We are committed to transparency and equity in all of our people practices. The base salary range for this position, which is dependent upon experience, qualifications and skills, is estimated to be $93,200 to $116,500 per year.

• Great compensation package
• Employee Assistance Program: confidential counseling and resources for employees, eligible dependents, and household members
• Retirement Savings Plan with Company Match
• Paid Vacations, Flextime, Sick/Personal and Holidays
• We encourage healthy work-life balance and offer flexible schedules and with the potential to work from anywhere in Canada
• We pay 100% of the medical/dental/vision insurance premiums for you and your family
• Incredible opportunity for growth in an innovation-driven, global company
• Educational Reimbursement Program
• Employee Referral and Recognition Program